“You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.”
Jeremiah 29:13
Happy Thursday sweet friends! I hope your week has been going well so far. It continues to rain in my neck of the woods. It seems that we can’t get more than one day of sunshine before the skies open up with more rain! I have been organizing and cleaning after putting away all of the Christmas and spending a lot of time reading which is one of my favorite pleasures. Butch went back to work yesterday, so life is getting back to my usual routine. But my little princess won’t be back to stay with me until Monday when her mommy has to go back to teaching. And like a lot of folks, yesterday also began a healthier eating plan for us. Normally we try to eat healthy, but the holidays filled with sweets and carb overload wrecked our usual way of eating! We are ready for a little more discipline in that area! How about you, is healthier eating a part of your January plan?
Today, I am sharing the remainder of our top ten most viewed posts. On Tuesday, I shared our top five tablescapes which are all included in our top ten. At the bottom of this post you will see the complete list of all of them! Grab a cuppa and join me!
We have loved sharing our travels with you, but this past year we didn’t travel as much as past years. However, An Anniversary Getaway made our top ten!
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If you are a regular follower, you know that I often share garden posts, tablescapes in the garden and shots of the garden for Simple + Southern Sunday make regular appearances! Your favorite was the Early Spring Garden!
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I was beyond excited last year to be invited by Shirley from Housepitality Designs to join with her, Mary @ Home Is Where The Boat Is, and Lidy @ FrenchGardenHouse for Floral Friday! I must admit that I was way out of my comfort zone to partner with these extremely talented and creative ladies. But, it has been a great learning experience and it has made me strive to up my blogging game! You (my readers) have given me so much encouragement with each Floral Friday. In December, Floral Friday changed to Monday Morning Blooms and the very popular and talented Yvonne from StoneGable joined our group. I hope you will join us this coming Monday for the first Monday Morning Blooms of 2019!
I am so glad you chose Hydrangeas, Roses, and Strawberries as one of your favorites! It was a fun one to do.
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Under The Rose Arbor was also a top pick by you. It gave me a chance to spotlight the Lady Banks Roses that bloom early and often get bit by a late frost. They were in perfect bloom for this Floral Friday!
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Our Story, His Glory is our most viewed post for 2018. It was originally shared in three separate posts. There were so many comments and emails that we combined all three segments into one post that has been placed as a menu option on our home screen!
It is our most personal post that we have shared. We also feel that it was the most important post because it shows God’s amazing grace and His sovereign will.
If you haven’t read the story, I hope that you will take the time to read it. Our prayer is that it will encourage you. If you are going through a particularly hard time, I pray that you will read or even reread it. Our purpose in starting this blog was to share God’s beauty and His love in not an overly preachy way but by our everyday living!
Top Ten Posts of 2018
1 Our Story, His Glory
2 Harvest Time Tablescape
3 Sweet Christmas Table
4 Bunnies & Blessings Tablescape
5 Romantic Tablescape: How Sweet It Is
6 Under The Rose Arbor
7 Fruit N’ Flowers Alfresco Tablescape
8 Hydrangeas, Roses, & Strawberries
9 Early Spring Garden
10 An Anniversary Getaway
Thank you for every visit, comment, and email. You are special blessings that God has sent our way. I look forward to spending time with you in this new year!
Linking with:
Pieced Pastimes,, Dwellings-Heart of Your Home, Savvy Southern Style, French Country Cottage, Stone Gable, Confessions of a Plate Addict, Worthing Court, Between Naps on the Porch, Cedar Hill Farmhouse, A Stroll Thru Life, The Charm of Home, Katherines Corner,Petit Haus, Follow The Yellow Brick Home, Vintage Mama’s Cottage, Marilyn’s Treats Eclectic Red Barn, Love Of Home, My Soulful Home, Celebrating Everyday Life, Little Farmstead, Starfish Cottage, Rustic & Refined,The Freckled Rose, Life and Linda, DIY 180, Celebrate & Decorate, Sweet Sensations, The Dedicated House, Shabby Fufu, Designthusiasm, Imparting Grace, Calypso in the Country
It definitely was a very important testimony. Blessings to both of you in 2019.
Blessings to you and yours in 2019! Wishing you a wonderful and healthy New Year!
You, my friend, should have no concerns over comfort zone with the quality and caliber of your blogging subjects, photography and content. You are the real deal, Pamela, tops in my blogs to read, and I love following you. These post reminders put a smile on my face in anticipation of what’s to come in 2019.
Rita, you are the real deal! You have such a gusto for living life and are so passionate about what you do. You are an amazingly generous blogger, which so many would agree! Thank you❤️
Thank you, Pam.
I remember your story. Oh, that was so powerful — I can see why it so resonated with so very many. And yes, what is this about concerns over your subjects? Let that baby go in 2019. You’re aces and at the tops of blog world in my book! All your photos take my breath away in all the best ways! To the new year, with joy!
Jeanie, thank you for your encouraging comments. I feel like you are such an experienced blogger who reached out to me and I am forever grateful!❤️
I love that you no only shared your very personal story Pam, but the fact that your blog is sincere and real, and always uplifting. You embrace life with a passion which shines through your photos and words, and always leave the reader with encouragement and a feeling of well being. Your top posts are a perfect representation of your favorite subjects, tablescapes, gardening, flowers, travel, your family and God. Best of the best for 2018, and now we look ahead to 2019! My favorite posts are the Floral Fridays, now Monday Morning Blooms!
Jenna
Thank you dear Jenna. You are such a lovely blessing and a sweet fellow Alabamian!❤️
Breathtaking pics…YOU are special blessings that God has sent my way…Happy New Year!
Sweet Maristella, you are a blessings❤️
Oh, Pam, I so love your blog. And I completely agree with Rita, “you should have no concerns over comfort zone with the quality and caliber of your blogging subjects, photography and content.” She stated it perfectly. Pam, you are a great inspiration to me and I know to a gazillion others. I sincerely thank you for that. Blessings to you in this New Year, my talented friend. ?
Dear Sandra, I am so thankful that our paths crossed in this big blogging world. You are a constant source of encouragement and beauty.❤️
Pam, you are a blessing to so many people in so many ways. God gave you much talent, like everyone said above … be confident in it. Butch’s story will stay with me always, I even had my husband read it. I am looking forward to more flowers, food, decor, and Ella Mae in 2019!
Thank you sweet friend. You are always a blessing❤️
Good morning Pam-The very personal story you shared with us is so powerful & the perfect testimony of how God watches over us. It is also a wonderful testiment about how close you & Butch are as a couple & the love you share. The way you wrote it was so vivid you could see the images as you continued reading. Your gardens are gorgeous! I always love the beautiful floral arrangements you share with us. The strawberry cake in one of the pics looks quite tasty & is making my mouth water! Just when I got back to normal eating after the holidays, I see that gorgeous cake! Yum! Wishing you a wonderful day. Clara❤️
Thank you so much Clara and for your most kind sentiments. I am trying to get back to eating healthy, no cake for me. Wishing you a most joy-filled day.❤️
Thank you for sharing Butch’s story again. I reread it again, wiping tears away as I read. The song I think of now goes ” my hope is build on nothing less than JESUS blood and righteousness; I dare not trust the sweetest frame, but wholly lean on JESUS name”. There is POWER IN HIS NAME for those who trust Him . And what I know for sure is He never changes and that He loves and cares for His children. When we pray to Him He hears us and immediatly begins to work on our behalf, maybe not in the way we think but in such a way to bring about the perfect solution to our prayer, PRAISE THE LORD,
Amen and amen, Alice. I love the song you quote “The Solid Rock”…On Christ the Solid Rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand…! He is our firm foundation❤️
Dear friend, you are one of the sweetest and most talented bloggers I know. Your creations are always gorgeous, and I am envious of your gardening talents. I wish you could come to my house for a visit and give me some ideas for my flower gardens. The special story you shared is one I will never forget, and I have shared it with my family. You are strong, talented, and have such a gracious heart. I can’t wait to see what you share in 2019, and I look forward to Monday blooms! Enjoy your day, sweet friend!
Thanks so much dear friend. You are so gracious and kind. Always enjoy our visits!
I don’t feel that I have to say too many words as they would be repeats of all that I’ve said before. I so admire your creativity, your skill with a camera and your faith, all of which make your posts very special.
Thanks so much Linda!
2018 was truly a beautiful year of being able to see your gorgeous gardens, your home, your special travels and your thought provoking and heartfelt stories….Looking forward to the beauty you bring in all senses in 2019.
Thank you Shirley!
Your flowers are so beautiful, but I am also enamored with that stunning inn you got away to! I so enjoy visiting your garden and it is always the prettiest setting for your alfresco tables!
Thanks so much Chloe!
Always fun to revisit your beautiful posts.
Thank you Penny!
Above is beautiful as always Pam 😀
Your story on God’s glory was jaw dropping! What a testimony you both have! So many miracles in one miraculous story! Praise Him!
Blessings to you both, ♥
Jennifer
Amen, Praise Him!
Pam, I love looking at your blog! You always post beautiful pictures. But…Butch’s story was the Greatest you shared with us! Miracles are real, I’m a testament to that…I was suppose to have died 32 yrs. ago according to doctors. GOD is real! Looking forward to your 2019 blog.
Thanks so much Nancy. I remember your amazing testimony, to God Be the glory! Happy New Year!
Oh, sweet friend! I can’t wait to read your story…I hadn’t see that, so I am so thankful it was included for those who hadn’t read it. And, I can’t imagine how you would doubt your abilities to keep up with the best when you started joining in with the other ladies! YOU, my friend, have such incredible gifts all your own! I am amazed every time I come here and see the wonderful beauty you share. It occurred to me today as I scrolled through your photos that the word I would use to describe them is enchanting. They just draw me in and invite me to stop and linger a while! So thankful to continue this journey with you in 2019!
Oh, my! I just read your entire testimony, and it is just amazing! PRAISE OUR WONDERFUL GOD!!! Oh, how He answered prayer and brought you dear ones through! I love to read of stories that glorify GOD and give all of the praise to Him, and this was just SO encouraging to me today. I am not facing anything comparable to what you were going through, but what I am facing looks mountainous to me and is so terrifying, and I needed to read this right now to be reminded of God’s faithfulness. Thank you SO much for sharing this…I know you shared it a while back, but God wanted me to read it today, praise His name! Oh, I am so thankful!!
I am not surprised that your personal story was chosen No. 1…powerful, God giving praise. I feel this in all your posts adding a dimension to your outstanding work that really does reach a higher level. Your talent is second to none that I have seen and your relationship with your readers is a true bond. You have been such an inspiration to me in so many ways. Love you special friend.
Thank you sweet Dianne. I appreciate your encouraging comments! Have a wonderfully blessed week❤️
A beautiful and inspiring year in review! Thanks for sharing at TFT!
Thank you Amber, happy 2019!
Thank you for the reminder–God is good. What a wonderful testimony!
Thank you so much Joy. Blessings on a new year!